Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning