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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates 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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