Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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