Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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