Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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