Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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