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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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