Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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