Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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