Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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