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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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