Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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