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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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