Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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