Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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