Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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