Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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