Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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