Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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