Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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