Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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