Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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