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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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