Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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