Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education