Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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