Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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