Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals