Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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