Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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