Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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