Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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