Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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