Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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