Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices