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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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