Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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