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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free