Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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