Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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