Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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