Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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