Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs