Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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