Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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