Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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