Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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