Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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