Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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