Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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