Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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