Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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