Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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