Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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