Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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