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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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