Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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