Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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