Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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