Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines 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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