Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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