Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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