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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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