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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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