Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory