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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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