Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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