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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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