Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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