Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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