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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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