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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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