Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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