Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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