Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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