Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition