Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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