Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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