Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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