Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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