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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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