Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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