Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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