Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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