Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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