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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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