Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan 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 learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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