Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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