Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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