Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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