Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key 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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