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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major 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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