Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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