Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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