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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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