Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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