Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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