Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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