Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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