Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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