Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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