Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software