Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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