Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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