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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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