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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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