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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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