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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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