Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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