Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition