Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources