Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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