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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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