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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)