Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. The open education resources (OER) movement was the inspiration for the first MOOC courses. MOOC courses are a form of online learning. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted.

Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help humans succeed in these massive open online courses. The fundamental objective of massive open online courses is to provide teaching and learning to more learners in every nation on earth. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education resources. For more info please see this MOOCs Book website.