Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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