Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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