Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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