Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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