Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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