Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers 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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