Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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