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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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