Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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