Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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