Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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