Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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