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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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