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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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