Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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