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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)