Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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