Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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