Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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