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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book