Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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