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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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