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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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