Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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