Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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