Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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