Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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