Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses