Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform