Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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