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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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