Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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