Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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