Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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