Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the 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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