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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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