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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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