Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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