Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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