Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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