Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book