Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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