Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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