Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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