Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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