Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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