Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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