Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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