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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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