Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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