Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses