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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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