Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines 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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