Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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