Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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