Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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