Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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