Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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