Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals