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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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