Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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