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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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