Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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