Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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