Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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