Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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