Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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