Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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