Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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