Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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