Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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