Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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