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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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