Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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