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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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