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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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