Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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