Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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