Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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