Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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