Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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