Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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