Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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