Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition