Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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