Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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