Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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