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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Innovation In Education