Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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