Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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