Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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