Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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