Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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