Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning