Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education