Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key 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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