Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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