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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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