Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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