Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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