Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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