Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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