Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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