Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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