Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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