Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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