Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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