Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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