Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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