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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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