Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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