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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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