Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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