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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators 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 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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