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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition