Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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