Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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