Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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