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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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