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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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