Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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