Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education