Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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