Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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