Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources