Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers 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 organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational