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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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