Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning