Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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