Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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