Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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