Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition