Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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