Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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