Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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