Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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