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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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