Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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