Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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