Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses 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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