Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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