Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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