Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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