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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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