Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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