Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education