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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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