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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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