Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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