Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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