Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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