Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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