Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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