Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education