Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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