Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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