Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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