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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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