Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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