Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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