Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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