Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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