Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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