Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)