Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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