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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education