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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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