Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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