Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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