Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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