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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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