Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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