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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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