Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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