Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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