Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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