Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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