Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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