Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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