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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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