Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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