Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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