Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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