Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major 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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