Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution