Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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