Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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