Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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