Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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