Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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