Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). It can be hard to motivate and inspire thousands of participants in online environments. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first massively open online courses. MOOCs are a form of digital education technology. This online MOOC courses book addresses the best practices in distance learning technology based on decades of research. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? How can teachers deal with poor participant motivation and high student attrition?

Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. Entrepreneurs and want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. This book answers many questions about these MOOCs and other forms of open educational resources. For more info please see this MOOCs Book website.