Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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