Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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