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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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