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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs