Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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