Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology