Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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