Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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