Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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