Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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