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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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