Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models 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 teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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