Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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