Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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