Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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