Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning