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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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