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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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