Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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