Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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