Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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