Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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