Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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