Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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