Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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