Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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