Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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