Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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