Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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