Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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