Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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