Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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