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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses 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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