Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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