Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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