Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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