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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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