Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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