Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major 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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