Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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