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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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