Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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