Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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