Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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