Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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