Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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