Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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