Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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