Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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