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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition