Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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