Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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