Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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