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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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