Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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