Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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