Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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