Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition