Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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