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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key 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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