Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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