Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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