Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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