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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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