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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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