Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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