Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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