Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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