Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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