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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the 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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