Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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