Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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