Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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