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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key 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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