Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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