Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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