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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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