Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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