Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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