Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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