Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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