Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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