Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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