Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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