Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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