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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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