Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology