Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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