Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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