Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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