Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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