Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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