Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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