Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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