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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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