Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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