Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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