Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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