Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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