Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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