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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course