Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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