Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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