Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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