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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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