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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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