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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition