Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course