Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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