Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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