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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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