Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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