Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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