Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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