Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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