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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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