Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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