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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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