Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses