Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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