Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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