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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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