Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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