Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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