Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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