Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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