Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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