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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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