Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses