Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes 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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