Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure 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 institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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