Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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