Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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