Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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