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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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