Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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