Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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