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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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