Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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