Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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