Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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