Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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