Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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