Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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