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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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