Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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