Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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