Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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