Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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