Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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