Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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