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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the 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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