Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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