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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition