Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy