Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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