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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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