Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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