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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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