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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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