Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course