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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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