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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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