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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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