Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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