Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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