Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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