Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key 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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