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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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