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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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