Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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