Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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