Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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