Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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