Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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