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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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