Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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