Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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