Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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