Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course