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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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