Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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