Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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