Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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