Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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