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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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