Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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