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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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