Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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