Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning