Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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