Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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