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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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