Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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