Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education