Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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