Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources