Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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