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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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