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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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