Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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