Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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