Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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