Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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