Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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