Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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